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1126048

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Former Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has paid to hon. Members under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	253617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State role is unpaid. No Ministers paid by the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales have left under severance terms since 13 July 2016 and no payments have therefore been made. This is confirmed in the Department’s annual reports and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2019 11:40:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

971787

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the number of days of sick leave taken by staff in his Department for mental health reasons in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	173660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of sick leave days taken by staff due to mental health reasons at the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales for which data is available, is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of days lost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is not an employer in its own right; our staff are employed under Ministry of Justice contracts. We therefore comply with the Ministry of Justice’s attendance management policy to ensure that staff’s wellbeing is maintained and to provide the necessary support so that staff who are absent due to sickness (including mental health related reasons) are enabled to return to work at the earliest possible opportunity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/09/2018 14:12:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

968390

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Peers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many members of the House of Lords hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	170936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s Ministerial team includes one member of the House of Lords, who holds an unpaid position. The Department has no agencies.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/09/2018 10:30:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

829994

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	124719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The amount spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in the Wales Office for the last seven financial years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Art</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Wine </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Hospitality</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£232.65</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£629.24</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£347.29</p></td><td><p>£8,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£668.47</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£923.40</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/02/2018 11:30:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748304

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	2840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 11/07/2017 11:59:56 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

714226

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Official Hospitality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	69229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The Departmental spend on hotels, hospitality, food and drink and transport in each of the last five years is set out in the table below:-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hotels</strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hospitality</strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Food and Drink</strong> <strong> £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transport*</strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>27,305</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>217,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>35,765</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5,297</p></td><td><p>262,513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>43,099</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6,836</p></td><td><p>194,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>42,834</p></td><td><p>8,439</p></td><td><p>6,285</p></td><td><p>164,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>19,506</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5,641</p></td><td><p>114,035</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>*Spend on transport relates to Ministerial cars, hire cars, rail and air.</p><p> </p><p>The expenditure from 2011-12 to 2013-14 includes spend by the Commission on Devolution. The transport costs reduced in 2014-15 and further in 2015-16 with the former Secretary of State for Wales giving up use of his Ministerial car. The impact of these savings is shown in part in financial year 2014-15 and in full in financial year 2015-16. Spend on hospitality and food and drink relate to Ministerial and Commission on Devolution functions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 03/04/2017 12:22:44 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

713836

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the five most visited websites were by staff of his Department in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	69128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not hold this information. The Department uses the Ministry of Justice IT systems.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 30/03/2017 10:53:41 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

709060

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Unpaid Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people undertook an unpaid work placement in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such placements lasted for longer than one month.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	66905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p><strong>The number of people who undertook unpaid work placements at the Wales Office in the last five years is set out below:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work Experience Pupils </strong> <strong>(one week)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Job Centre Plus placements</strong> <strong>(8 weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Undergraduate University placements</strong> <strong>(more than one month)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The duration of this placement was less than one month.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 13/03/2017 10:47:14 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

706278

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on (a) iPads and tablets and (b) paper in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	65994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office purchased an iPad in May 2012 at a cost of £434 but has purchased no other iPads or tablets in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on how much the Department has spent on paper.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 07/03/2017 11:47:52 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

693387

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff of his Department are employed in media relations and communications roles; and how much was spent on the salaries of such staff members in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	65113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office currently employs 6 staff in media relations and communication roles. The total salary costs (including National Insurance and pension costs) spent on such staff members in each of the last 7 years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Salaries*</strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>244,888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>201,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>262,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>326,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>183,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>350,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>330,759</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The spend on salaries includes staff on maternity leave and those covering their post in their absence.</p><p>We do not hold the information requested prior to 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 01/03/2017 13:46:47 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders